formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
seasoning; flavour; flavor
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
how many months?; how long?
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
vitality; energy; dynamism
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
question; inquiry; enquiry
listen!; you see; mind you; remember